"It's a very clear explanation, and I think most of the tips are valid for 6-string guitars, too. And some principles even apply for Portuguese guitars, that have a different shape, and weight distribution. I will try to bear them in mind.…"

"That was a beautiful piece. I'm thinking it would sound great on a steel string as well. Do you have the music published for it? It seems like the girls were very inspired by your playing. Thanks for sharing the vid!"

BIOGRAPHY

Hailed as one of the best Filipino guitarists, Perfecto De Castro now takes his career to the World Stage, enrapturing audiences with his adventurous programming of multi-cultural music.

“One of the best guitarists we have today” - Josefino Chino Toledo, Filipino Composer-Conductor

A graduate of the PWU School of Music, Perfecto studied with one of the Philippines’ best guitar pedagogues, Maestro Jose Valdez, and has since augmented his guitar studies through lessons and masterclasses taught by some of the world’s best guitarists and teachers: Angelito Agcaoili, Michael Dadap, Paul Galbraith, Tilman Hoppstock, Scott Kritzer, Jonathan Leathwood, Janet Marlow, Jorge Orozco and James Smith.

"Perhaps it is not the unique guitar that makes these songs so powerful, but the way that the artist performs them. Perfecto takes a distinctly Filipino approach to many of these compositions. The feeling, pace, and embellishments in these songs demonstrates this approach that I have not heard in many other guitarists." - Guitarra Magazine

"For any classical guitarists looking to explore some new music, look no further than this recording" - Timothy Smith, Minor7th.com

Imagine a time when Classical Guitar was flourishing: Segovia was still touring and giving concerts, Classical Guitar stars like Michael Lorimer, Christopher Parkening and Leo Brouwer were hosting 2 week-long (sometimes longer) masterclasses, the up and coming players were pushing the boundaries of technique and repertoire launching from the foundation that Segovia built. Charles Mokotoff was right in the… Continue

I met Giacomo Fiore in 2008 at a house concert I gave at luthier Alan Perlman’s San Francisco home. Several years prior to that meeting we’ve been exchanging views and opinions on Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s Classical Corner online forum. In all counts, the tall and lanky Genovese comes across as a warm, personable and easily likable guy: and these descriptors are easily applied to his wonderful guitar playing as…

Hi Perf. It was wonderful listening to your guitar playing at the 2009 Association of Fingerstyle Guitarist Annual Festival at Santa Ana College. That 10-string Jose Ramirez sounded sweet. Thanks for noticing that I just (and I mean "just") signed up for the Acoustic Guitar artist website. Take care, Jeff Findl